A Bumbo - - - What?

There is a little thing called a 'bumbo' that is truly one of those baby inventions you wish you had thought of. Explained quite simply, it is a spongy chair for an infant that has not yet mastered the talent of sitting up on his/her own yet. Well, Dayton had his first bumbo-experience this weekend with a little help from a blanket to fill in the space as the bumbo is still a bit big for him. We were all pretty excited about Dayton's first bumbo experience. Dayton got a kick out of it too. Of course, four-legged big sister, Mikki, watched over Dayton as well. We took tons of pictures including a pic of the entire family (minus Tiger) using the camera's self-timer. Enjoy the videos and pics.

Having Dayton in our lives has not interfered with our Saturday tradition of going to the Mucky Duck for lunch. If anything, it has enhanced our Duck experience. Everyone gets a kick out of having a baby at the bar. http://www.mcgonigels.com/

I've included a couple 'cute outfit' pictures. The Ducky outfit is from my parents and the other outfit pic has Dayton wearing his Catepillar boots from Stacy, Robert and Ramsey. He looked so cute!

In other news, we had our first babysitter last night. Yes, we left Dayton with a perfect stranger. She came highly recommended by the Heights Kids Group which is a WONDERFUL on-line forum and in-person playgroups that we have all greatly benefited from. After a bit of initial crying, Dayton was asleep on Maria's lap before we left for our evening outing and was happily sitting on her lap when we returned 3 hours later.

I'm afraid I may curse us by including this in the blog but I'm going to go ahead and say it. Dayton is ALMOST sleeping thru the night. He is in his crib fast asleep by 9:40 PM, wakes between 3 and 4:30 AM for a 10 minute feeding and I'm back in bed within 15 minutes of waking. He then sleeps until between 6:30 and 7:15 AM. Thank gosh for this book - - - 12 Hours of Sleep in 12 Weeks that we have been following. It definitely seems to be working well for us. I'm sure a little luck thrown in has also helped. I'm knocking on wood.